_json_x t1_jef8755 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 4:03 PM

Reply to comment by Psychological-Oil672 in Sometimes I wonder about the dudes that used to fish off the side where Encore is, back when it was a toxic superfund site. by _AttilaTheNun_

So out of curiosity, do you eat any fish or avoid it entirely?

Psychological-Oil672 t1_jef8psf wrote on March 31, 2023 at 4:07 PM

I wish I could - I live in the northeast and it sucks but I know better. Gotta remember the industrial revolution started here, so most of our waterways are fucked. That said, the fishing is still good - just can't eat it.

_json_x t1_jefcyym wrote on March 31, 2023 at 4:34 PM

I live in the northeast too. Hard to imagine giving up sushi, swordfish, salmon, all of which I love. But maybe I should. Then again it is hard to determine what food sources aren't rife with PFAs.

Psychological-Oil672 t1_jefgui2 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 4:59 PM

Those are not the common catch; but it’s funny people don’t wanna believe New England waters are fucked. Yes folks we’ve done a lot to clean them up, but how can you quantify a century of dumping polluted in the river; believe what ever y’all want lol

_json_x t1_jefhw2x wrote on March 31, 2023 at 5:06 PM

I'm not implying the waters are clean at all

SomeDumbGamer t1_jeh2exu wrote on March 31, 2023 at 11:35 PM

They’re getting better. Where I live near Uxbridge the blackstone, Mumford, and west rivers were some of the most polluted on earth and you’d never know now. They’ve recovered wonderfully.